Gary Wilson Appointed as Ireland Men’s Head Coach
The former captain, Gary Wilson, has been appointed as the Ireland head coach, becoming the first Irish-born coach to take charge of the national side in over three decades. He will be taking over after Heinrich Malan decided to step down from the role with immediate effect. He stepped down just a day after Ireland pulled out a famous 2-0 win against India, saying that the side needs to make a smooth transition ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup. The 40-year-old Gary Wilson has represented the side 292 times in his 15-year international career in 2020 and succeeded Heinrich Malan in the head coach role. He will be the first Irish coach to guide the senior men’s team since John Wills in the early 1990s. He moved into coaching shortly after his retirement, initially leading the domestic side North West Warriors before joining the senior national setup as an assistant coach under Malan in 2022. Gary Wilson (image: X) “Representing Ireland as a player is something I will always be hugely proud of, but …









